We are happy to announce that the Open 42 Kuka Light has been sold by racing-yachts.com!

A yacht like this and in this condition rarely comes on the market, a true unique opportunity to purchase a racing machine ready to race an enjoy. We wish the new owner happy sailings with his new amazing yacht, congratulations!

The Open 42 one off is a very special yacht, with full Carbon Nomex autoclave hull, rotating mast, canting keel and a light displacement around 3,2 Tons and the agressive hull shape (12,8 m of length by 4,6 m of beam), add to this a full carbon keel blade, an innovative battery system and you have a special racer meeting state of the art technology.

She was designed and engineered to be raced in long distance races by a small crew of 4-6.

The super light boat (3.4 tons displacement) has demonstrated to be as fast as the best 50 and 60 footer in races like Giraglia and Middle Sea Race.

Equipped with a canting keel and a rotating mast, Kuka-Light has been constantly developed during the last few years and has highlighted her pedigree under ORC.

general info:

• Designer - Schickler/Tagliapietra Yacht Design
• Builder - Marstrom Composite (hull and deck) / Soleri boatyard (assembling parts, creating internal structures and fitting-out the essential systems and interior furnishings)
• Hull type - Carbon composite
• Keel - full carbon fin with lead bulb, Canted with single ram with electric pump (Cariboni)